good movie the III part is my fav.
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Back to the Future Part II
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Not age appropriate for kids under 6, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8. -
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Lackluster yet benign time-travel sequel.
updated 06.29.09
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Back to the Future Part II
Parents need to know that this film is darker than the first. One of the main characters is an aggressive, ruthless bully who degrades women and makes countless physical threats. The language is also a little harsher.
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Lives inI rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate language
good movie
- Lives in NebraskaI rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
Good Acting, Good Script, Worthy Sequel.
BACK TO THE FUTURE is a classic. I can't say as much for the second installment in the trilogy, BACK TO THE FUTURE PART 2, but it's a pretty darn good sequel. The tone in this one is darker than in the first, but the content level is pretty much the same. Langauge is, like the other one, constant, and there's a moderate amount of sex too. The married villian is shown in a bathtub with two assumably naked women (nothing but shoudlers are seen, as there are bubbles in the bath). The main characters mother, unhappily married to the villian, gestures at her breasts and says "You were the one who wanted me to get these THINGS!" Violence is mild, with a few kicks and punches. This film is worth watching if you're determined to see the entire trilogy or are a big fan of the original. The 1955 sequences from the first one, viewed at a new angle, blow your mind. The biginning 2015 sequence is a bit cheesy, but a brilliant cliffhanger patches it all up well. Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd were made to be in this movie together, and are brilliant onscreen. Worth watching.
- Lives in New HampshireI rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Another Great Flick
Part II is just as good as the first one. It has a dark twist in the middle due to an alternate time line but other then that it's great fun for the family. Younger ones may not under it as I didn't when I was young so..just keep the young ones out. More like 10 or older would understand more.
- Lives in OhioI rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- Lives in ConnecticutI rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Whoa! I'm glad they made the third one even though this was so bad. Not only was it an insult to the trilogy, but it was much more inappropriate than the other two. I wouldn't even watch it with kids <12.
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